Countering Unwanted Foreign Influence in Department-Funded Research at Institutions of Higher Education

Issued June 29, 2023 by DoD. The document includes: 1. A Policy on Risk-based Security Reviews of Fundamental Research, 2. A Decision Matrix to Inform Fundamental Research Proposal Mitigation (Amended May 5, 2025), 3. A list of foreign institutions identified as engaging in problematic activity (Part 3, Table 1, Amended June 24, 2025), and 4. A list of foreign talent recruitment programs identified as posing a threat to U.S. national security interests (Part 3, Table 2). The Decision Matrix contains four factors for assessing senior/key personnel disclosures: a. Participation in foreign talent recruitment programs, b. Current or prior funding from foreign countries of concern (FCOCs), c. Filing a patent in an FCOC or on behalf of an FCOC-connected entity without disclosure, and d. Associations or affiliations with organizations on U.S. Entity (trade restriction) and other indicated (U.S. restricted) lists.